I love 1st gen camaros!!! Keep us posted guys.

Awsome. Look forward to seeing the build.

GhostPost wrote:

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congrats ! True SS car?

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At this point in time we are not first gen Camaro experts but the previous owner seemed to be.  He said he knew this car from it's first owner and pretty much everything that had happened to it through it's life so far. 

When we first looked at the car I said to him things like : No spoiler? No center console? No cowl hood or simulated vents on the hood?  His response was simply that true SS cars didn't have that stuff every time.  What he did say was that it was a factory 12 bolt which only SS and RS came with.  It also had a wire cable to secure the gas cap from theft from the factory which he said was and SS thing.  There was also something on the sub frame drivers side that I couldn't see in the dark that had to deal with the 12 bolt that was SS and RS only.  We haven't examined the VIN yet but he did say it was originally gold with white stripe on the nose with black interior.  Car came with the original 12 bolt and the M21, bucket seats, the original 350 is gone but the owner threw in one that has no guarantees and there is lots of rust.  We are trying to take everything I've learned and he has learned about big projects and get as prepared as we can for this one.  He has a plan and goal for what he wants to do with it and I will not steal his thunder and let Ben state his plans.  I like his plans and will help him achieve his goal.

The awesome thing is...even if it is not an SS....it is what Ben wants to build.  SS would be cool but not a deal breaker. 

-- Edited by slab on Friday 11th of September 2015 10:10:34 PM

Been doing a bit of research on this SS thing and it seems that a 68 SS is one of the hardest ones to prove. Nothing on the cowl tag and it seems that the engine is the best way to prove. I know it does not matter but I like this kind of mystery and will dig until I can't dig anymore. The Canadian car factor has to always be kept in the back of your head while researching on the net for info. Most of everything that is posted as "gospel" is from U.S. guys with U.S. cars. I believe in 68 all Camaro 's to Canada were imported but It has been seen that export cars had differences. I have already read that the 68 SS came with the 350 as a base engine and the M20 is supposed to be in the manual cars. We were told we had an M21?? Also the past owner said that mono leafs were stock with the 12 bolt but...that is true in 67 but not 68. This car has 12 with multi leafs which would be correct. I do get the impression that a 12 bolt was base for an SS car which was stated by the other owner. My quick research says it needs the simulated louvers to be SS ours doesn't and the owner said that it didn't need it to be an SS?? At this point there is more saying it is an SS than there is not but the search is still young.

The point of this is not to call the previous owners liars but just for the fun of it. As I said ...it really doesn't matter.

It will be a fun project for sure
If it was originally a Canadian car than you should be able to get documentation from GM Canada's vintage vehicle service

Cool find

Nice score Ben ! ! ! 

I've dug into things a bit more and am pretty confident it is a true SS car. Ben's right about the fella we bought the car off. Very nice guy and new every little detail about this car. The Vintage department is a great Idea, thanks for the link.

you may have found this already,

http://www.camaros.org/lm1.shtml

The M-20 or N-21 would be decided by the rear end gear. If you had a low rear gear the trans would be a M-21 (220 first gear) but if it had a high rear gear like a 3.08 you would get the M-20 with the 2.52 first gear to get you rolling. 68 was also the year that had mid year changes. The hoods had fin'd louvers on the hood while the latter cars had a port design. There are lots of little mid year stuff with the 68s

-- Edited by RWW on Saturday 12th of September 2015 10:12:52 PM

Since Ben and I have been hanging around and Helping out Glen (Cat in the Hat) for the last couple years..........We have learned how to work fast!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOL

Are you kidding me slab & Ben??? This is the same car??? If so...WOW!

Nice job slab, on all fronts, had me going. At least you are well aware of how to help Ben tear into and finish his. Although I suspect you are doing mostly a restoration on the car here is a pic of a 68 that showed up at Shannonville last month...for inspiration in case you decide to take it in a different direction. Cheers

Question, when you rebodied the other car, what make of panels did you use i.e. Goodmark...?

Whitey wrote:

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Question, when you rebodied the other car, what make of panels did you use i.e. Goodmark...?

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 Thanks and the body panels were mostly Dii from Cross Canada and what the customer brought up from Carlisle PA from Central Camaro.  I think only one panel was Goodmark and it didn't fit any better or worse than the others.  For Ben's car everything will be purchased through my Buddy who is a dealer for Cross Canada.  Again I think the parts will be mostly Dii.

Ben ultimately would like to build a car like the picture you posted!

nice car ! (glad it is not rice)

does it have "under-ride" traction bar?

Ok so not the factory style.......... does the axle housing have the bracket for the factory style ? ( maybe someone removed the factory style and add the "slapper" bars)

Way to go Ben! Looking forward to progress reports!!!

Some more...

Scattershield

Springs arent mine...

Junk from the trunk **** I think that that is an original jack of somesort. If someone wants it send me a PM and Ill set it aside. I dont know for sure though

Passenger side whats left of floor

Interior isnt great, but seats are there. back seat is the worse is got sun fading bad on the back. Drivers seat has rip but there is a replacement that came with it in the earlier pictures.

This is how if got it from here down...

 

Always trying to help the kid come up with kool ideas to improve the look of his cars!!  LOL

We are cleaning the shop and I needed a good spot to put my hood.  I always like the old mail box / snorkel on the novas and Camaros.  Model cars back in the day always seemed to have that option!  LOL